Birds – Page 140 – Feathered Photography

Carp As A Food Source At Farmington Bay WMA

Plus a potential bump in the road for Feathered Photography.

Female Ring-necked Duck With Three Catch Lights

It’s “only” a duck but she’s a pretty little duck.

Black-billed Magpie Showing Off That Iridescence

In my view iridescence nearly always enhances a magpie photo but the angle of light has to be just right for it to show up at all.

Northern Harrier Hunting And In Flight With Prey

I photographed this harrier hovering over prey and then flying off with the vole it caught immediately after.

Preening Rough-legged Hawk – The Rest Of The Story

There’s more to preening and grooming than just repairing damaged feathers.

Rough-legged Hawk In A Delightful Preening Pose

Birds preen for very good reason.

Two Tundra Swans Taking Off And In Flight

A 20 image series of two Tundra Swans joined at the hip at takeoff.

Male American Kestrel Acting Strangely

I’ve had a change of heart about the likely cause of his unusual behavior.

A “Swananza” At Bear River MBA Yesterday

Yup, a bonanza of swans! And many were finally in areas where they could be seen up close.

Grebe Running On Water With A Fish

I like to challenge my photography skills and this is one of my favorite ways of doing it.

Adult And Juvenile White Crowned Sparrows

Plus some heartfelt nostalgia and a method for dealing with comment typos on Feathered Photography.

Hovering Belted Kingfisher

Sometimes a minor tweak in processing technique can salvage an otherwise unusable image.

Capitalization of Bird Common Names…

and the long and bloody path to getting it “right”.

Red-tailed Hawk Takeoff Series At Farmington Yesterday

Plus a bad photography habit I can’t completely shake.

A Meadowlark Puffball In The Snow

This Western Meadowlark made me do a double-take.

Category: Birds